biegenvsBieterConfusable pair

Quick tell: biegen is a verb, Bieter is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“biegen” is a verb and “Bieter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,049
“biegen” frequency rank
#29,508
“Bieter” frequency rank
44557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biegen Bieter
Definition einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert jemand, der ein Gebot abgibt; der bietet

Where the eye mixes biegen and Bieter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. biegen and Bieter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
biegen
6 ch
Bieter

Visual trap between biegen and Bieter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biegen is [ˈbiːɡn̩] while Bieter is [ˈbiːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

biegen is recorded at frequency rank #15,049, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Bieter is at rank #29,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiːtɐ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44557, this pair ranks #1,382,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of biegen vs Bieter

Shared letters: bei. Private to "biegen": gn. Private to "Bieter": rt.

"biegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Bieter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • biegen ← bbiegen · beigen · bieegn · biegenn · bieggen · biegne · bigeen · ibegen
  • Bieter ← bbieter · beiter · bieetr · bieterr · bietre · bietter · biteer · ibeter

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "biegen" and "Bieter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "biegen" is a verb and "Bieter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "biegen" vs "Bieter" - which ranks higher?
"biegen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,049 in our German list, against #29,508 for "Bieter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "biegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bieter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,382,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biegen" and "Bieter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bieres vs Bieter". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,382,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list